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breathes heavilyĀ Oh my God, they are just?? so?? freaking adorable??
The way Katsuki lets Kariage get so close and the fact that Kari has his eyes on Katsuki in both pictures?? I donāt know how to describe it,,, but you can practicallyĀ seeĀ how Katsuki is just the center of his universe in those two moments?? And how Katsukiās trying his best to make it seem like he personally doesnāt care if Kariās there or not, but heās still letting him close??Ā š I love them so freaking muchhh.
Anyways, Iām pretty sure thatās what Iām trying to convey!! Also, this is maybe kinda off topic, but I really like how you draw their hair?? Katsukiās is so perfectly spikey and Kariās messy hair is just too adorable <33
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Wait, you said that you will write your verse. Will you write it here and/or in the other platform? Like ao3? I'm kinda confused:o But, btw, I love your verse. I ship undercut-kun with Katsuki since day one but can't find much about them:(
asdfghj Iām so happy that thisĀ āverse is so loved!! Iāll be posting the series on AO3!! Iām not certain when the first part will be up, especially since school is really kicking my ass this week, but Iām hoping to finish the test fic (the Fantasy AU) by next week, fingers crossed!! <33
slams head into table repeatedlyĀ Oh my gOD??? I just,, Iām,, Iām love.
Like, hello? The concept of Kari not really caring about losing his Quirk cuz it only really fucked him up and he only ever wanted to go to art school?? Interesting, and I am soĀ intrigued about the idea of people not really feeling like their Quirk is integral to their existence and people who donāt feel lostĀ when they lose their Quirk. But!! The fact that Kari thinks only of KatsukiĀ after is just,, immaculate.
Kari being scared that Katsuki wonāt accept his little crush now that heās Quirkless is just soĀ š please Iām so sad. But then!! Heās just so desperate that he takes a chance and I am just clutches chest dramaticallyĀ swooning over how Katsuki so readily accepts him because he doesnāt care.
Kari is Kari, Quirk or not.
And, ugh, the absoluteĀ flavorĀ of having the Bakusquad being utter assholes? Delicious, even more so since Katsuki is actually, reasonablyĀ madĀ at them. But the moment he just dropsĀ his squad because they fucked around too much and messed with shit they shouldnāt even touch? Very sexy for him to ditch them, in my honest opinionĀ š
Headcanon that bakugou dates someone quirkless and everyone is super confused but also invested. There are bets and private group chats and someone has done a background check on them. Someone definitely tried to check BK for any type of manipulation. (That poor soul is no longer with us).
Iām going to go and make this Karibaku, if thatās alright.
Okay, so.
Imagine if Kariage lives in a really rough neighbourhood, so heās always been around illegal substances and black-market quirk-related content. And then he hears talk of bullets that can erase quirks, apparently theyāve started circulating around the villain communities, but theyāre incredibly rare and have barely been used.
But then, one night, heās walking home from Katsukiās place, itās the weekend and so he finally got the chance to go see him again since Kat is always busy at UA, and before he knows it he hears fighting in an alley, and just as heās about to rush by the entrance to it, he hears a gunshot and suddenly thereās pain in his leg. A stray bullet.
Itās all a little bit blurry after that.Ā
Before he knows it, heās in the hospital and heās being told his quirk is gone.
Fine. Whatever. He wasnāt using it anyways since he was going to art school and it was only making his goddamn asthma worse.
But fuck.
Katsuki.
Now, he knew the blond wasnāt the way he used to be in middle school, he knew that his opinions on quirkless people used to be complicated and had since changed. But he just couldnāt get the damn thought out of his head, what if he had lost his chance before he even got to try and make it work with his friend?
Heād had a pathetic crush on him since Middle School. Katsuki knew about it, he was sure of it. Theyād been dancing around each other for years.
And now... he didnāt know if the dance would continue.
He didnāt know if Katsuki would want him now that heās... well, useless.
But then, the next day, Katsuki is right there by his side, holding his hand all the while heās calling him an idiot for not being more careful.
Kariage pulls him in and kisses him before Katsuki manages to get himself kicked out.
After that, they officially starts dating.
The last thing he expected was for Katsuki to become increasingly more and more pissed off as they got further into the relationship.
At first, he figured he was the problem, maybe heād done something.
But soon Katsuki told him.
āTold those stupid fuckers I was dating ya a while back cause they kept asking who I was talking to. They asked if youāre in the hero course and when I said no they asked if you have a weak quirk or something, I said youāre quirkless. Theyāve been fuckinā placing bets on how long itās gonna take for me to dump you cause of it and shit.ā
Kariage just shrugs and pulls him in, kissing him and hugging him until he finally calmed down.
A few days later, though, he gets a message on his IG.Ā
After a short chat, they finally end up asking the question theyāve clearly been meaning to ask,Ā āso, how did you get Blasty to date you? What did you do to him?ā
The moment Kariage texts Katsuki about what had happened, his boyfriend is trying to figure out what the fuck is going on.
Only then does he find out the lack of faith his friends have in him, the doubts and the judgement.Ā
Whatever. He doesnāt need those fuckers.
All he needs is Kariage. And he has him - quirk or not.
what is ur inspiration
Okay, so!! Pretty much, even before all the Katsucrew and KariBaku was on my mind, I was obsessed with the idea of Katsuki like. having a whole separate life than we see in canon. I mean, it's not that hard to imagine, considering we've seen next to nothing about his personal, outside-of-UA life in canon. It would make sense to some people, since it's kind of accepted canon at this point that Katsuki's whole life revolves around Heroics, but I just never vibed with that thinking, y'know? I mean. Katsuki's a teenager, he's got to have some sort of outside life, right?
And when I started thinking about that, it kind of just combined with my personal HC about Katsuki being gay, and my mind immediately went Secret Boyfriend! Secret Boyfriend! Secret Boyfriend!
That thought alone was enough to get me pumped up, but before KariBaku I was a pretty staunch KiriBaku shipper, so all I thought of was perhaps making up an OC. But none of the ones I made seemed to fit the bill, and I kind of just ended up with this half-thought out concept that was just. going nowhere.
And then. And then. Oh my god, dear lord, I miraculously found what was, at the time, the one and only KariBaku fic out there in English, on AO3. Let me tell you, @pyrrhicwildfire was an absolute genius because that fic dragged me into rarepair hell and I have yet to leave. It was just something about the vibes of that fic, the banter, it stuck to my brain and refused to let go.
And because I was absolutely obsessed, after far too many rereads to count, I put my detective hat on and went searching. And I struck gold. I found this little corner of Japanese, and an even smaller corner of Korean, BNHAtwit and it was. It was phenomenal. I came across too many fantastic artworks, and in search for more, I learned the hashtags, learned the shipnames they used for KariBaku on the Asian side of Twitter, and I just kept finding more and more. And then when there wasn't more? I turned to Pixiv, overturned that for any scrap of content I could find, and then to Pinterest I went.
I really did become obsessed with this ship within a week. It was the greatest thing I'd ever found, and I was so fucking determined to share it!! And now we have a whole server, and amazing content that I look at every day of my life.
This whole thing was such an experience. And the fact that people actually love the 'verse I created out of a character once virtually unknown outside of those little corners Japanese and Korean anitwit, and a bunch of cobbled together OCs I thought up from low-res screenshots I took of the Aldera classroom, it's just. There's no words for how grateful I am to all the people who support this little monster of a concept I created, and the journey this ship took me on was just simply amazing.
I know I kinda deviated from your original ask, but yeah. In general my starting inspo was just the thought of Katsuki with a secret boyfriend, and then pyrrhicwildfire became my ultimate inspiration in writing this ship, and now all my friends in the KariBaku server are what keep me loving this ship <33
Hereās my first artwork for the Undercut-verse!! It took awhile only because of the sheer complexity of Seikaās character design (i.e. the patterns and her facial features), so hopefully Iāll be able to design the rest of the KatsucrewĀ girls faster!Ā
It might take me a bit to draw Kariage and Yasushi, mainly because I have difficulty drawing males, but the whole crew will be done eventually! Seikaās character profile is also going to be the next one Iām going to post!!
In comparison to how she was drawn in the anime:
Can we have a undercut and Katsuki hc and like could you make them skater boysšš
Oh, wow, not me answering asks twelve years late - neverĀ that! Okay, but for real, Iāve lowkey been thinking about a Skater Katsucrew AU for awhile now. Iām probably never gonna write something for it, at least not now, what with my busy as fuck schedule, but!! It makes me happy to rant about, so Iāll guess Iāll just do that dkfjhdjsk
Okay, so!! Kariageās your classic skateboarder. He made his first one out of old scrap wood and bought his first realĀ one years later after he fell in love and decided to save up for one. Heās got a bunch of scars from falling and the rough edges of his homemade board scratching him. Heās really into doing complicated tricks, mostly to impress Katsuki, but mostly enjoys how learning and rehearsing his moves will take him out of his own head for a few hours. Itās relaxing to him.
Yasushi is a longboarder. Heās knows a few tricks, but mostly prefers cruising - especially down empty roads or on his way home from school, where thereās not that much foot traffic. He learned because he got jealous of Kariageās interest in skateboarding when they were kids, but made the switch to the more casual board after a bad fall.
Mitoās a biker. Solidly built with thick tires and a more filled out frame, her bike looks like a mainstream dirt bike, but thatās mostly because she built it to withstand some pretty harsh crashes. She doesnāt know too many tricks, mostly because her bikeās too big for doing most of them without her screwing up or falling, but she loves having races with anyone whoāll go against her.
Henshuu has a scooter. Sheās not that interested in using it for tricks or to try to impress people, and she is fullyĀ aware that riding on it makes people think sheās younger than she is, especially combined with her stature and baby face. However, she loves how easy it is to cruise on it for hours and to get places fairly quick - plus, it also serves as a perfect opportunity to hit someoneās ankles when theyāre being annoying.
Katsuki has inline skates. This may be surprising to most people, since he so much looks like someone whoād use some other sort of wheels, but it actually fits him best. He doesnāt like riding bikes or scooters because it requires the use of hands and he prefers to keep his free, and having his wheels firmly attached to shoes that canāt come off with ease makes it effortless to do tricks and seamless moves without a second thought.
Seikaās a rollerskater. Sheās a very clumsy person by nature, so having the four wheels set in two rows instead of one helps her maintain her balance easier. She loves doing competitive roller derby, often serving as her teamās jammerĀ since sheās the fastest and most flexible on account of her small size, and itās not rare to see her practicing evasive maneuvers and racing her friends to get better.
Hifue is a figure skater. Sheās got that fancy feel, yāknow? I donāt know, but the vibeĀ of her dressed in fancy silk and sequins, spinning and dancing and moving like she is so in tune with her body, effortlessly like she was madeĀ for it - itās perfect. Figure skating for her is not simply a skill to master or a way to make people oohĀ and ahh, itās a way of life to her, something so ingrained that being off the ice feels foreign.
Anyways!! In this AU, Iām imagining that the squad starts off split up. Youāve got Kariās gang: him and Yasu and Mito, just a bunch of bad kids on boards and a bike. Theyāre knownĀ as those kids who practically live at the skate park, and you canāt live around their neighborhood without seeing them cruising the empty streets at night laughing at the top of their lungs at least once.
Then, comes Katsukiās crew. Itās odd, seeing him and Seika and Henshuu together - they donāt really fit as well as most people think friends should: Katsukiās loud and brash, Seikaās shy and sweet, and Henshuuās bold and sly. But Katsuki and Seikaās similar styles and Henshuuās incessant butting in brought them together as friends.
The two group collide when Katsuki decides to skate at the slightly derelict park that Kariage frequents. Immediately, Kariage is intrigued by Katsuki, who slouches with a hand on his hip, barely reaching Kariās shoulder because of the one row skates he wears, scrunching his nose at the sight of the board that rests against Kariageās hip. Immediately, Katsuki wants to leave, not wanting to associate with wannabe skater kids, but Seika and Henshuu are already so enamored with Mito, and now he canātĀ leave.
Things go on, and eventually the kids start hanging out more and more, especially after Kariage quite frankly shocked Katsuki with his skateboarding skills - not that heād admit it or anything, but Kari can see the twitch of Katsukiās eyebrows and the light in his eyes and he smirks because Katsukiās not as slick as he thinks, trying to hide his amazement.
Then, Seika, ever the sweetheart, brings in a new member - Hifue, whoās stiff and slightly uncomfortable, who slowly relaxes and who eventually becomes best friends with the crew, who takes note of the risks her friends take when riding and incorporates more daring flips and tricks into her routine and becomes even better at her sport than she ever thought, now that she has friends who inspire her to step outside the box and think freely.
Plus!! Just thinking of little baby Kanji, trying out skateboarding with her brother holding her hand and the whole crew cheering the first time she manages to land and flip - itās gonna make my heart explode from the sheer cuteness.
Just,,, Katsucrew on Wheels AU,,, pls.
sometimes a family is an unapologetic gremlin, a notorious bad boy, and the little angel that keeps them in check <33
when i think of ālove like youā by rebecca sugar, i usually think of kiribaku, but i just listened to it and i couldnāt help thinking of bakugou and kariage! itās such a lovely song!!
(the way you made bakugou and kariage my otp even though kariage is barely even a character shajdhsj)
!!! OMG, Iāve never heard of that song but now that you mention it - thinking noises intensify. It is a really cute song!! Not my usual genre, but I love how it sounds!!
Also asdfghjk yeah, to be honest, itās kinda my goal right now to get as many people as possible interested in them so thereās a surplus of content because I need it <33 But, yeah, it is the woe of,,, what would we be considered? Rarepair shippers?? Crackshippers?? boTH?? regardLESS, yeah, I mean I feel like I simultaneously doomed and blessed myself from the start by hyperfixating on this one (1) character with no nameĀ and less than like,, 3 mins or screentime, if that. But, thereās nothing I can do about it now!! Iām in to deep.
Thanks for the support <33
asdfGHJKL OMG GAB!! GAB!! I read this earlier in the discord and rushedĀ to come and reblog it because this?? THIS is the quality content we need in this ship. Like?? All of 1A thinking that Katsuki is just the cutest, sweetest, goodest boy who follows the rules?? Him practically being a little housewife to the girls and boys of 1A??
The fact that theyāre so asdfghjkl so fucking shockedĀ at how Katsuki knows how to smoke, and do shotgun rings at that?? Theyāre so jealous at the fact that Katsuki has smoked with someone who isnātĀ them, and I love this so much. This is amazing lkjhgfdsa i just?? I just love how their expectations are subverted and how Katsuki is a secret smoker becuase of Kariage. This is literal perfection!!!!!
ššš B-Bakubowl??
TW // teenage drug use and drinking; slight innuendosĀ
[ for @hitheryon @pichu-perfect and @wonhaebunny ]Ā
During third year, almost everyone in Class 3-A has smoked, done weed, gotten drunk, and experienced the fucked up life that is being a newly legal teenager, except for Bakugou.
Bakugou never went with them to their parties lasting until 4am, never participated when they passed around the pot, hell most of the time he wasnāt even there. For all his bad boy bluster and persona, he has the cleanest record among all of them. (Deku has tried once or twice but he knows Bakugou will kill him if he gets drunk too much by using Auntie Inko).
Now during their final year, theyāve all come to realize that Bakugou is a fuckingĀ ātsundere.āĀ Heās mellowed out, cooked for them if they asked (begged and bribed) like a perfect housewife, took care of them during a particularly bad hangover, saw his tiny fucking waist,Ā and yeah heās cute. The boys of Class 3-A (because Bakugou is a disaster gay) flirt with him every chance they get.
They make it a point to indulge in their bad habits in front of Bakugou (ex. smoking) and offer him to join, just so Bakugou will refuse and they call him aĀ āgood boyā for keeping his slate pure.Ā āKittenā andĀ āHoneyā are thrown around when theyāve come back drunk from another party and Bakugou letās it slide because theyāre tipsy. (They do it on purpose, mostly done by Todoroki, to see Bakugouās endearing blush and sputtering that he tries to hide).
The boys asks incriminating questions in front of other people (to stake their claim) like asking if Bakugou wants to shotgun smoke or do weed after training. He always answers withĀ āWhat the fuck is that?ā and the class comes up with answers filled with innuendos Bakugou never understands (āI can teach you later, love.ā)Ā but everyone else does.
One time during those rare parties that Bakugou joins in on (dragged by Kirishima), the boys offer him a cigarette, as per their routine. But this time, Bakugou actually takes it. Their resident best smoker, Todoroki because it comes with his quirk, tries to explain how to properly do it so he wonāt choke but Bakugou quickly brushes him off. He lights the end of the cigarette using sparks from his hand with practiced ease and inhales deeply as he closes his eyes.Ā
Everyoneās freaking out inside because āHow does he know how to do this?ā yet their still reeling how fucking hot it looks. Then, Bakugou puffs out a perfect series of smoke rings that takes experience to create with a shit eating grin. Whatās worse is that those rings are generally made for a smoke shotgunning partner to inhale, meaning Bakugou hasĀ shotgunned before.Ā
After they get off their initial shock, they harbor jealously inside under their thoughts on how goodĀ Bakugou looks becauseĀ āWho the fuck taught him how to do that? Who did he smoke with?ā Well, Bakugou canāt say theyāre wrong, he learned it all from Kariage.
[ original idea, i WILL write this ]